LLRF Topical Workshop on Advanced Feedback Control (TWoAFC)

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Oct 13, 2026, 11:40 AM

Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Conveners

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• John Fox (Applied Physics Stanford University)

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• Luca Piersanti (LNF-INFN)

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• Dmitry Teytelman (Dimtel, Inc.)

45. Realtime Control for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), Lessons from seismic isolation and machine control

Prof. Brian Lantz (Stanford University)

10/13/26, 11:40 AM

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LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, relies on real-time control. Feedback is fundamental to maintaining length and alignment control of the interferometer optics, to providing high performance seismic isolation, and for controlling many other key parts of the detector. LIGO uses a custom, linux-based system for fast control integrated with EPICs for slow control and...

58. To Model or not to model? A tutorial on data-driven control methods

Prof. Roy Smith

10/14/26, 11:40 AM

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The resurgence of data-driven dynamic models offers the tantalising prospect of being able to implement feedback controllers directly from measurements of the input/output signals of the system to be controlled.
This tutorial will introduce data-driven control and discuss the contrasts and connections with system identification and predictive control.
The simplicity of the data-driven...

46. An Introduction to Quantum Computing and the Control, Readout, and Feedback of Superconducting Qubits

Sho Uemura (Fermilab)

10/15/26, 1:55 PM

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Quantum computing uses the interactions of quantum systems to model complex problems, with possible speed and complexity advantages over classical binary logic. This tutorial will begin with a quick overview of the idea and possible quantum systems. The main part of the tutorial will focus on superconducting qubits which are configured, controlled and read out using RF signals; technology...